PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byakuya Kuchiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tu's choice of entrance music: Blanket on the ground. Vit Tu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Byakuya Kuchiki's chin.

Kuchiki
vs
Tu

185 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
214 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Byakuya Kuchiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vit Tu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Kuchiki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Tu misses.
Kuchiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuchiki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tu.
Tu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuchiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Byakuya Kuchiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuchiki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tu checks it well.
Kuchiki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tu checks it well.
Tu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kuchiki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu ducks under a wild hook from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki throws a right and a left that Tu avoids nicely.
A combination from Tu does no damage.
Nice cross by Kuchiki.
Tu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tu misses with a hook. Kuchiki ducked under it nicely.
Tu shoots in for a takedown but Kuchiki shows good takedown defense.
Byakuya Kuchiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vit Tu.
Kuchiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu staying out of range there.
Kuchiki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuchiki moves in looking to clinch but Tu pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki throws a wild body kick that Tu sees coming a mile off.
Kuchiki feints and then cracks Tu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tu down.
Tu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuchiki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuchiki lands a nice looking body kick.
Kuchiki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tu checks it well.
Tu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuchiki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuchiki. Kuchiki obviously looking to wear him down.

Kuchiki closes the distance and pushes Tu back into the cage.
Kuchiki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Kuchiki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuchiki just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuchiki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tu or not.
Tu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuchiki to keep the fight standing.
Kuchiki tries to work over Tu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Kuchiki.
Kuchiki lands an elbow inside that Tu shrugs off.

It looks like Vit Tu has been cut.
Kuchiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tu.
Tu jumps guard but Kuchiki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Tu pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuchiki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuchiki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuchiki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuchiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Tu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tu is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byakuya Kuchiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vit Tu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuchiki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuchiki scores with a leg kick.
Kuchiki connects with a high kick.
Tu throws a right and a left that Kuchiki avoids nicely.
Tu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kuchiki closes the distance and clinches.
Tu fails to pull guard.

Tu decides to pull guard.
Kuchiki postures up and lands a big shot to Tu's brow.
Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchiki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tu is on top in guard.
Tu won't allow Kuchiki to sweep him here.
Tu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kuchiki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kuchiki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuchiki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tu keeping full guard, as Kuchiki tries to pass.
Kuchiki wants to control from the top but Tu keeps moving.
Tu wants to stand but Kuchiki is controlling the position.
Kuchiki preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Byakuya Kuchiki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tu misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuchiki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kuchiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuchiki can't find room to land a body shot as Tu controls the action.
Kuchiki is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Kuchiki has him pressed against the cage.
Tu tries to pull guard but Kuchiki holds him up against the cage and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Byakuya Kuchiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vit Tu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tu prevents a body shot from Kuchiki.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Kuchiki has him pressed against the cage.
Tu jumps guard but Kuchiki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kuchiki tries to work over Tu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchiki digs a right hand into Tu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tu's gas tank.
Tu fails to pull guard.
Kuchiki pushes Tu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tu tries to pull guard but Kuchiki won't allow it.
Tu is breathing heavily.
Kuchiki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuchiki stalling in the clinch.
Tu tries to pull guard but Kuchiki holds him up against the cage and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Byakuya Kuchiki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuchiki misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kuchiki.
Tu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuchiki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuchiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuchiki walks away with a smile on his face. Tu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuchiki scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Kuchiki tenderised Tu's leg. Tu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuchiki cracks the inside of Tu's front leg.
Kuchiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Tu circles away.
Kuchiki lands a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuchiki as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byakuya Kuchiki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vit Tu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kuchiki tries to clinch up.
Kuchiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Kuchiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byakuya Kuchiki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuchiki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuchiki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tu if he has to take too many more of those.
Tu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuchiki lands a jab.
Byakuya Kuchiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchiki lands a head kick. Tu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuchiki.

Kuchiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuchiki smiles and moves away.

Kuchiki clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchiki misses with a body punch.
Tu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuchiki to keep the fight standing.
Kuchiki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuchiki to keep the fight standing.
Byakuya Kuchiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vit Tu.
Tu prevents a body shot from Kuchiki.
Tu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuchiki walks away with a smile on his face. Tu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuchiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuchiki lands a head kick. Tu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Tu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuchiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tu misses with a two punch combination.
Kuchiki connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuchiki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Kuchiki moves into range and clinches up with Tu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchiki misses with a punch to the body.
Tu is trying to pull guard but Kuchiki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tu tries to pull guard but Kuchiki won't allow it.
Kuchiki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tu managing to block the knees to the body from Kuchiki.
Kuchiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tu avoiding damage as Kuchiki throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuchiki.
Tu tries to pull guard but Kuchiki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Byakuya Kuchiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuchiki walks away with a smile on his face. Tu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuchiki scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuchiki fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuchiki thuds his right hand into Tu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byakuya Kuchiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuchiki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byakuya Kuchiki!
Our winner, Byakuya Kuchiki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.